$99,500 - $149,300 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications as part of the engineering team. The position supports software delivery across Windows and Linux environments, focusing on core programming, system features, and debugging.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, test, and maintain C/C++ applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement software solutions.
- Gather requirements and drive feature delivery end-to-end.
- Debug and resolve complex software defects and issues.
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
- Write and maintain technical documentation.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
Nice to have
- 2 years of industry experience with coding and debugging in C/C++.
- Development experience in Windows/Linux based environments, including Linux System Programming and Win32 APIs.
- Understanding of multithreading and concurrency, along with memory management covering heap and stack allocation.
- Experience with debugging tools such as windbg, Visual Studio debugger, Process Explorer, gdb, and strace.
- Experience with CMake for cross-platform build configurations and writing portable, cross-platform code.
- Experience with USB drivers, libusb, Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD processes.
Skills: C/C++, Linux, Win32, multithreading, debugging
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 65-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
713
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Median days since first seen
65 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$220k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (713 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 174 | 713 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 753 | 6715 · 161 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 73 d | 65 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: C/C++, Linux, Win32, multithreading, debugging
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 172 open roles · median 58 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 169 open roles · median 80 d
- AMD · 60 open roles · median 55 d
- Arm Holdings · 33 open roles · median 16 d
- Mobileye · 25 open roles · median 98 d
- Intel Corporation · 16 open roles · median 23 d
How we counted: 713 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 13 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.